This Day in Aviation History

January 17th, 1963
First flight of the Short SC.7 Skyvan.

The Short SC.7 Skyvan is a 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving.

The Skyvan is a high wing, twin-engined all-metal monoplane with a high semi-cantilever tailplane with twin rudders. The first flight of the Skyvan, the Skyvan 1, was on 17 January 1963. It is affectionately called “the shed” by pilots and crew….

Source:
Wikipedia, Short SC.7 Skyvan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_SC.7_Skyvan

YouTube, Skyvan SC-7 Landing Tulsequah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToefGa3tagA

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